 Upcoming Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collections  : Bourne, Falmouth, Mashpee, Sandwich, Joint Base Cape Cod Location: Sandwich High School, 365 Quaker Meetinghouse Road Date: April 18, 9am - 1pm Towns: Brewster, Chatham and Harwich Location: Harwich Transfer Station, 09 Queen Anne Road Date: May 9, 9am - noon Towns: Dennis Location: Tony Kent Arena, 8 South Gage's Way Date: June 6, 9am - 1pm Towns: Wellfleet, Truro, Provincetown Location: Wellfleet Transfer Station, 370 Coles Neck Road Date: June 6, 9am - noon Towns: Brewster, Chatham and Harwich Location: Harwich Transfer Station, 09 Queen Anne Road Date: June 13, 9am - noon Towns: Bourne, Falmouth, Mashpee, Sandwich, Joint Base Cape Cod Location: Falmouth High School, 874 Gifford Street, off Brick Kiln Road Date: June 20, 9am - 1pm Towns: Barnstable Location: Barnstable Transfer Station, 45 Flint Street, Marstons Mills Date: June 27, 9am - noon
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Upcoming Events
Animal Mortality Composting Webinar
Safely managing animals moralities is an ever-increasing challenge to the agricultural community. Composting is now a preferred management method. This webinar discusses the various composting methods for bovine, swine, poultry and marine mammals.
Date: Tuesday April 21, 2015
Time: 1:30 - 2:45PM EDT
Cost: FreeClick here to register
MassDEP SMRP Grant Workshop
Tuesday April 28th 9:30 am - 11:30 am
Barnstable County Complex
Harborview Conference Room
3195 Main Street (Rt. 6A), Barnstable, MA
MASSbuys EXPO
April 30th, 2015
DCU Center in Worcester
Click here to register
Update on Organics Management on Cape Cod
May 27, 2015, 9:30 - 11:30am
Barnstable County Complex, 3195 Main St. (6A) Barnstable
Details Coming Soon Northeast Recycling Conference & Expo June 8th & 9th, 2015, Radisson Hotel Manchester/Center of NH Click here for details
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Mercury Product Recycling Locations
Click on this map for a searchable database of locations where residents and small businesses can recycle mercury containing products. 
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If a business needs help setting up a recycling program- you now have a number to give them. Call (888) 254-5525 or email info@RecyclingWorksMA.com The Recycling Works program is run by the Center for Eco Technology, under a contract with MassDEP. Click here to learn how to install the RecyclingWorks widget on your local website. |
Funded in part through a grant from Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protections
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Contact Me:
Dave Quinn Regional Waste Reduction Coordinator, Barnstable County dquinn@barnstablecounty.org (508) 375-6974
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MassDEP invites municipal officials and regional groups to attend an information session.
Tuesday April 28th 9:30 am - 11:30 am
Barnstable County Complex
Harborview Conference Room
3195 Main Street (Rt. 6A), Barnstable, MA
The workshop will provide information about:
- Sustainable Materials Recovery Program (SMRP) Grants
- RECYCLING DIVIDENDS PROGRAM - changes to qualifying criteria and increased payments to municipalities based on programs and policies implemented
- Re-TRAC Connect™ for CY2014 Recycling and Solid Waste Survey
Click here for more information about this year's application and a list of other dates and locations. THIS YEAR'S GRANT APPLICATION INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING CHANGES: - Buy Recycled Policy Eligibility Criteria - new annual notification requirement
- NEW: Mattress and Carpet Recycling Incentive - subsidy for transportation and processing
- School Recycling Assistance - new funding levels
- Waste Reduction Projects - new category to establish a permanent HHW facility ($250,000 maximum)
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HHW Collection Season Kicks off in Barnstable
It was a busy Saturday at the Barnstable Transfer Station. Close to 300 vehicles participated in the Cape's first household hazardous waste (HHW) event of the season; 17,500 pounds of waste were collected (with a volume of 4,150 gallons), including 12 fifty-five gallon drums of pesticides.
Click here for the complete 2015 HHW schedule. Collection dates for the next several weeks are posted in the left column of this newsletter.
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Chronicle Looks at the War on Waste
Last week, WCVB's Chronicle featured several stories of "Waste Warriors" around Massachusetts. "Frugal folks who squeeze the toothpaste to the final end, drive their cars past the quarter million mile mark, and recycle, reuse and compost till the cows come home." Here are a few of the segments:
Food Facts: Cutting down on food waste; read the labels  Frugal or Cheap?Garen Daly is a frugal Yankee; comedian Paul Gilligan liberates chairs from dumpsters; LiquiGlide is designed to get you every last drop Big Bertha and the Freegan:Big Bertha the Digester turns food waste into electricity; dumpster diving with a freegan; photographing the beauty in decomposition
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Save the Date: Organics Management on Cape Cod (Workshop) - May 27th
This workshop will provide an update on organic waste management on Cape Cod, including details from Harvest Power on their plans to construct an anaerobic digester in Bourne. Mary Ryther from Compost With Me will also talk about her food waste collection and composting businesses in Falmouth. Details and speakers are still being worked out, but please save the date if you are interested.
 What: Update on Organics Management on Cape CodWhen: May 27, 2015, 9:30 - 11:30am
Where: Barnstable County Complex, 3195 Main St. (6A) Barnstable, MA
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In the News:
Here are a few solid waste and recycling related stories from around the Cape and beyond. Click on the underlined links below to read the full articles.
State, Municipalities Look At Possible Re-Uses For Transfer Station, Rail, Mashpee Enterprise, March 13, 2015, Read Article... Fall River Mayor Sutter's new task force to reconsider pay-as-you-throw. The Herald News, March 30, 2015, Read Article... 2 Waste Removal Companies Targeted in State Crackdown. WCVB. Read Article... Cape Cod firefighters check propane tanks for meth damage. WCVB. Read Article...
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